We've worked with enough operators in Masterton to know that the brief that arrives in our inbox is rarely the brief that ends up shipped. The first thing we do on any semantic search (RAG) project is sit with your team for a day before we propose anything.
Wairarapa · Applied AI
For Masterton operators who want a working pilot in weeks, not a year-long programme.
What semantic search (RAG) actually does
Search that understands intent, not just keywords. Your team types what they mean – and gets the right document, ticket, or product from across every system, with citations.
- 01 Indexes Drive, SharePoint, Notion, Slack, your CRM
- 02 Returns answers with source links – no hallucinations
- 03 Permissioned so staff only see what they should
- 04 Re-indexes nightly so results stay fresh
Built on: Pinecone Claude Postgres pgvector Vercel AI SDK
Without Kiwi Dynamics
With Kiwi Dynamics
Wairarapa
The Masterton context, plainly.
- Wairarapa runs on agriculture, wine, and a thriving lifestyle-block community – AI here lets small operators run on bigger leverage.
- Sheep and beef, viticulture, and a tourism flow from Wellington commuters. AI tools that respect rural broadband budgets land best.
We work with teams across Masterton: Masterton CBD · Carterton · Greytown · Featherston · Martinborough.
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How we build semantic search (RAG) for a Masterton team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Masterton business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI search over your data.
Talk to usThe outcome for Masterton teams
We'd call the engagement a success when Masterton teams are using the system without thinking about us. Average search time drops from 6 minutes to 12 seconds.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions
FAQ
What's a typical engagement length for Masterton businesses?
Six to twelve weeks for the build, then a short managed-services month while the system goes from "shipped" to "owned by your team". After that you keep us on retainer if you want, or take it from there yourself.
Do you do hourly billing or fixed price?
Fixed price for the pilot, every time. After that it's your call – fixed price per milestone or a small monthly retainer for ongoing iteration. We don't run open-ended T&M because it disincentivises us from finishing.
Anyone else in this space using semantic search (RAG)?
Plenty. Average search time drops from 6 minutes to 12 seconds. The interesting question is rarely "does it work" – it's "is your team ready to use the output." That's what we'd scope on the call.
Can you work with our existing systems?
Yes. The default semantic search (RAG) stack we reach for is Pinecone, Claude, Postgres pgvector, Vercel AI SDK, but we'll bend it around whatever you already run – Xero, HubSpot, Shopify, Cin7, your own in-house apps. The discovery week maps every data source before any build starts.
The honest version of a sales call.
No deck. No discovery doc. Just whether this is worth building and what it would cost.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it — no obligation.